Programme

0915 Welcome by Michael Holmes, Chair, on behalf of NaCSBA & Wood for Good

0945 Welcome by South Cambridgeshire District Council (Cllr. Bridget Smith)

Session 1: Supporting Custom and Self Build housing in South Cambs and the wider region

0950 Keynote address by Nicholas Boys Smith, Create Streets

1000 Why support Custom and Self Build housing, Richard Bacon MP, Task Force Ambassador and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Self-Build, Custom and Community Housebuilding and Place-Making

1215 Interview with Panel & discussion on the opportunities across South Cambridgeshire and benefits of community-led housing development; with contributions from Barry Wood, Deputy Task Force Ambassador and Leader of Cherwell District Council and questions from the floor

Session 2: Facilitating delivery through the planning system and mortgage availability

1230 Planning for Custom and Self Build housing and local authorities in action (speaker to be confirmed)

1250 Mortgage availability, with Tom McScherry, BuildStore and interview with Ecology Building Society

1600 Workshop with SME builders and developers to explore opportunities across South Cambridge, facilitated by Mark Stevenson in association with Custom Build Solutions, Laurence Castle and Gill Anderton, South Cambridgeshire District Council

Session 4: Kick-starting your Right to Build project

1630 Take-away messages and first-steps, Michael Holmes, chair

1645 Close

Site visit! Visit to Marmalade Lane Cohousing project in Cambridge, led by Adam Broadway - AND - to Net Zero semi-detached homes and manufacturing facility at Six Mile Bottom, led by Neil Smith, CEO Net Zero Buildings (visit is by invitation only due to limitation on numbers)

Discover how pioneering councils, experienced developers and landowners are capitalising on custom and self-build opportunities.

Get expert, one-to-one help and advice.

The Right to Build Expo will galvanize you and your team with in-depth access to success stories and ‘how-to’s from other regions. Get directly connected to expert support from the Task Force and understand how to maximize the full potential of the custom and self-build opportunities.

FAQs

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Photos from the June Expo in Glasgow – great engagement for this ‘first’ in Scotland

About the Right to Build Expos

These events are produced and curated specifically for each region’s custom and self-build and related communities. The Expos match up custom and self-build ambitions with services, support and experience, and explore how custom and self-build housing can be delivered effectively for each region.
This Expo will be the next in a series of regionally-focused custom and self-build housing events running around the UK until 2019, presented by NaCSBA’s Right to Build Taskforce and Wood for Good, in partnership.

Who should attend Expos

Local authorities, community groups and individuals, architects, landowners, developers, planners, custom and self-builders and any group looking to start or progress a custom or self-build project for themselves.

Benefits of attending

You will get unrivalled insight into the custom and self-build situation in your region – and the best way to get started – from people who have actually done it. Be inspired by interviews and panel discussions with leaders of local developments. Get advice on legal, financial and political practicalities. Hear case studies from local and international custom and self-build schemes. The expo will galvanize you and your team with in-depth access to success stories and ‘how-to’s’ from other regions. Get directly connected to expert support from the Task Force and understand how to maximize the full potential of the custom and self-build opportunities in your region.

Sponsorship – get great exposure for your organisation

If you are interested in maximising your impact on potential clients at the Expo, please contact peter.johns@wwonline.co.uk about the sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities available at all our regional Expos. Special rates available for NaCSBA members and Wood for Good supporters.